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2019 W. NCAAs Finals Preview: Fastest 2 50 Freestylers Ever Set to Battle Tonight

Tonight’s 50 free will feature the 2 fastest women in history: Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the American Record holder and fastest ever, and Tennessee’s Erika Brown, the NCAA Record holder and #2 all-time.

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2018-2019 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Conference Championships brought some major shakeups to our final edition men’s Power Ranks, though our #1 rank continues to be an uneasy split between Texas and Cal. 

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2019 W. NCAA Championships: Cal’s Darcel, IU’s Jensen Out of 200 IM

In the 200 IM, Cal’s Sarah Darcel, the 12th seed, has opted out of the 200 IM. She was one of Cal’s top seeded swimmers in the event, with only Izzy Ivey in front of her at #10.

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2019 W. NCAA Championships: 800 Free Relay Race Videos

Watch heats two and three of the 2019 women’s 800 free relay.

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2019 W. NCAA Championships: Day 1 Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture the first day of the 2019 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships.

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2019 W. NCAAs Day 1: Who Looks Like They Hit Their Taper?

In which we totally overreact to swims from night one.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Mallory Comerford will step up for Louisville in the 800 free relay.

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2019 W. NCAAs Night 1 Finals Preview: How Many 1:39 Splits Will We See?

Night one features only the 800 free relay – but there’s plenty to look out for, including some key lineup choices.

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All the Links You Need for the 2019 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships

The 2019 Division I Women’s NCAA Championships kick off Wednesday night in Austin and we’ve got all the info you need.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Previews Index

As we tick down the days to the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Raw Speed vs. Endurance in 200 Fly

Hansson’s got the raw speed, but Eastin has the upper hand on the back half.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ever More 57s Pursue King in 100 Breaststroke

With King’s 55-second performance, as well as her slew of 56-second swims, it’s easy to lose track of how significant it is for other women to swim 57-anything in the 100 breaststroke.

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Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 928 students competing in winter sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team, including 149 men’s and 264 women’s swimming and diving students

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Uncertainty Abounds In 200 Medley Relay

If there’s one relay that feels hard to project, it’s this one.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Forde & Pickrem to Battle for 2nd Place in 4IM

Ella Eastin’s 2018 400 IM performance at this meet last year was perhaps one of the most stunning in college swimming history – from breaking every record in the books by multiple seconds to handing Katie Ledecky what’s likely the biggest loss margin of her career.

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